This year’s Met Gala hosted legions of A-listers who electrified the red carpet in glitzy,camp-friendlyensembles. But once the stars are finished posing on the famous Met steps, they’re supposed to go dark, adding to the allure of fashion’s biggest night.Alex Rodriguez, however, just spilled some tea about what really goes on inside the glamorous event.
In a new interview withSports Illustrated,the top MLB analyst and former New York Yankees pro opened up about the dinner conversations he had at the star-studded event at the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s costume exhibit on May 6. And according to A-Rod, it involvedKylie Jennertalking about her billionaire status.
“We had a great table,” said Rodriguez, 43. “We had Kylie [Jenner] andKendall [Jenner]. Kylie was talking about Instagram and her lipstick, and how rich she is.”
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He adds that he also sat withIdris Elbaand his new wife Sabrina Dhowre, Donatella Versace and of course his fiancéeJennifer Lopezwhowore a glittering Versace beaded fringe gownto the event.
In March, Jenner surpassed Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg as theworld’s youngest self-made billionaire, according toForbes‘ annual list.
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She also brings in significant income from array of product endorsements on social media (likesponsored postsfor Fit Tea Wraps, waist trainer company Waist Gang Society and more), herKUWTKpaycheck, the Kendall + Kylie clothing line and her Adidas partnership.
Overall, the businesswoman credits her booming success to the internet (she has over 128 million Instagram followers alone). “It’s the power of social media,” Jennersaid. “I had such a strong reach before I was able to start anything.”
source: people.com
